About block 961,042
Bitcoin block 961,042 was mined by MARA Pool on August 4, 2026 at 4:27 PM UTC, 6 min 53 s after block 961,041. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,280 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0216 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1466 BTC for this block.
Block 961,042 is number 1,427 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 589 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,958 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. MARA Pool found 49 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,547 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.